Back in late May, MidAmerican Energy, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), made a $5.59 billion offer to buy NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NVE).
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July 29 - Hedge Funds
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) growth over the last year would be impressive, at least, if you ignored the upward drift of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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July 29 - News
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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July 26 - Hedge Funds
Warren Buffett, investor extraordinaire and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), will always outperform you.
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July 24 - Hedge Funds
Last year, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) spun out its downstream assets last year as Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) in order to focus more on its exploration and production operations.
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July 23 - Stock Analysis
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett joined in a ceremony opening a new customer service center for the Geico insurance company in suburban Indianapolis.
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July 22 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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July 19 - Hedge Funds
The wind of change is blowing through the headquarters of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT).
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July 18 - News
One of the better known investment rules of Mr. Buffett is to only invest in companies with sufficiently wide economic moats.
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July 17 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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July 15 - Hedge Funds
The share price is lower than it was during the apex of the financial crisis.
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July 12 - News
Back in 2005, just before Gillette was acquired by The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), Warren Buffett said that he just loves to wake up in the morning knowing there were ...
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July 10 - News
He came from an oil and gas pedigree. His father worked as a landman leasing oil and mineral rights in Oklahoma.
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July 8 - Hedge Funds
To paraphrase the Oracle of Omaha, "That 100 shares of stock doesn't know that you own it." I've echoed that philosophy on occasion, telling clients that a hundred shares of...
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July 8 - Stock Analysis
Warren Buffett has been nothing short of a master dealmaker for the better part of five decades now.
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July 8 - News
According to government statistics, the U.S. has added an average of 172,000 jobs per month for the last year.
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July 5 - News
If you've read some of my musings here at the Fool, you're probably aware I have no qualms extolling the virtues of Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL).
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July 5 - News
No investor is a bigger superstar than Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A)'s Warren Buffett.
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July 5 - News
Insurance companies have created an entire industry based upon risk, and except for American International Group, Inc.
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July 5 - News
As many of us know, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) is generating an increasing amount of cash.
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July 3 - News
I believe the most commonly used non-GAAP term in the financial industry is the metric of EBITDA.
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July 3 - News
There are many ways to play a housing rebound.
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July 3 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), American International Group, Inc.
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July 3 - Hedge Funds
A friend of mine was recently telling me about his investment in The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO).
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July 2 - News
Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) is the largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles (RVs) in the world. The company has a 36.1% share of the total RV market.
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July 2 - News
Recently, Barron’s released the world’s most respected companies, featuring 100 companies.
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July 2 - News
On multiple occasions, Warren Buffett has bluntly admitted that Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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July 2 - News
A professor of mine in law school used to yell, literally yell, at students if they answered a question incorrectly, saying they needed to "get their mind right." The display ...
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July 1 - News
Warren Buffett has publicly referred to Charlie Munger as his partner at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A).
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July 1 - Hedge Funds
On May 7, the yield on the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index fell to a record low of 4.97%. It was the first day in the history of the U.S.
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June 28 - News
When people go shopping for most things, human nature typically invokes an adverse reaction to items with higher price tags.
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June 28 - News
Famed investor Warren Buffett once called the high cost of health care a "tapeworm eating at our economic body." While he might be disgusted by the costs, it hasn't stopped ...
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June 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis
One of the hardest things for founders of publicly traded companies to do is let go.
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June 26 - News
Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE:LUK) has often been called a baby Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A).
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June 25 - News
Trade decisions of huge fund managers such as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) always make heads turn.
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June 25 - News
Warren Buffett’s family has a lot of money, and they want your help giving it away.
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June 25 - Hedge Funds
The greatest players in any profession often make their job look effortless.
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June 21 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), America Movil SAB de CV (ADR) (NYSE:AMX), Dell Inc.
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June 20 - Hedge Funds
Valuentum Best Ideas Newsletter holding DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) is allegedly in advanced talks to close a deal with internet TV provider Hulu.
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June 19 - News
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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June 19 - News
Share repurchases, commonly referred to as stock buybacks, can't seem to find an identity.
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June 18 - News
We talk with author and media theorist Douglas Rushkoff, who has published 10 books on media, culture, and technology.
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June 18 - News
You may know the phrase "..... our favorite holding period is forever," part of a famous line uttered by mega-billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett.
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June 18 - News
Join The Motley Fool for a conversation with author, investor and philanthropist, Whitney Tilson.
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June 18 - News
Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) recently became a publicly traded company, raising less than $1 billion.
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June 18 - News
The S&P 500 fell nearly 10% in June 2008, and investors began to brace for an eventual market crash later in the year.
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June 17 - Stock Analysis
“Siri, how is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performing?” A soft double ring assures me Siri has gotten my message and is contemplating a response.
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June 17 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), H.J.
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June 17 - Hedge Funds
It didn't take long after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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June 17 - Hedge Funds
